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Hint
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Answer
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A
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According to some polls, this type of pie is more popular then pumpkin.
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Apple
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B
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Popular brand of turkey that sets up a hotline with cooking tips for roasting your bird.
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Butterball
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C
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These fruits might have been eaten at the first Thanksgiving, though they most likely were eaten raw instead of in a jelly or relish.
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Cranberries
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D
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These two football teams hold games every Thanksgiving Day. Name one and please give the city and team name.
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Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
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E
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On Thanksgiving, 1991 the Sears Family Theater showed the network premiere of this Steven Spielberg classic.
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E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
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F
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Founding father who wanted the turkey to be Americas national bird.
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Benjamin Franklin
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G
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This department store got a four year head start on arch rival Macy's when they started their Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia in 1920.
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Gimbels
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H
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Writer of the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" who campaigned for a national Thanksgiving holiday and published recipes in "Godey's Lady's Book" for our current Thanksgiving bill-o-fare.
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Sarah Josepha Hale
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I
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Imigrants from this country often augmented their Thanksgiving feast with some type of appatizer, pasta and fish dish.
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Italy
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J
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Even before the Pilgrims arrived, this English settlement celebrated a Thanksgiving festival in 1610.
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Jamestown, Virginia
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K
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Though not the first president to "pardon" a turkey, he was the first to spare a live turkey it's life when he said he didn't plan to eat the bird that was donated to the White House.
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John F. Kennedy
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L
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In 2009 this canned goods manufactueror reported a shortage of canned pumpkin.
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Libby's
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M
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Ship that brought the Pilgrims to the new world.
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Mayflower
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N
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All important spice in making pumpkin pie.
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Nutmeg
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O
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Company that dominates the sale of letter "C".
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Ocean Spray
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P
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Some historians think this type of poultry was served at the first Thanksgiving instead of turkey. Probably wasn't in a pear tree nor did it wake up in love this morning.
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Partridge
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Q
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Christian sect that traditionally did not celebrate Thanksgiving.
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Quakers
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R
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"Freedom From Want" is a 1942 painting by this celebrated American illustrator showing an American family sitting down to a Thanksgiving feast.
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Norman Rockwell
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S
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Native American who helped teach the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land.
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Squanto
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T
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Contrary to popular misconception, this hormone is not what makes you so sleepy after a big Thanksgiving meal.
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Tryptophan
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U
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Organization that often organizes entertainment for overseas troops on Thanksgiving Day.
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USO
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V
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Letter "W" brought a tribute of this red meat with them to the first Thanksgiving.
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Venison
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W
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Native tribe who joined the Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving.
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Wampanoag
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Y
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Orange root vegitable that is often a must on many a Thanksgiving dinner table.
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Yam
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Z
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Onomatopoeia for a sound someone might make after eating a big Thanksgiving dinner.
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Zzzz
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